Remender and Murphy’s TOKYO GHOST Vol. 1 Out This Week!

When your pocketbook is hurting, you can always count on Image Comics to deliver a stellar volume 1 trade paperback for just $10. And if your pocketbook isn’t hurting…well, get a crap ton of $10 volume 1 trade paperbacks from Image…duh.

This week, make sure to add TOKYO GHOST Vol. 1 to your list of must-have books. It’s worth every penny and has served as one of the more entertaining books over the past few months. If this is the kind of stuff writer Rick Remender (DEADLY CLASS, LOW) is going to be jamming out after leaving his Marvel projects, I say hell yeah! Remender wastes no time jumping into the action delivering a mesmerizing universe that’s a healthy mix between MAD MAX, your favorite samurai epic, and all those reality TV shows you don’t admit to watching. It feels familiar yet unique and is brutal and relentless in its action. And underneath all the mayhem, Remender has created some memorable characters that grow on you as their layers peel back. A lot happened in these 5 issues and it’s a ride you definitely want to take.

And oh man Sean Murphy (THE WAKE, CHRONONAUTS) is in top form here delivering some supremely beautiful panels. From brutal car chases to pristine hidden fortresses, TOKYO GHOST has a lot to offer. I make sure to grab anything with Murphy’s name attached, and TOKYO GHOST definitely continues to solidify Murphy as one of my favorites in the industry today. I challenge anyone to flip open a comic with his art inside and not be impressed. There’s a reason tons of top writers want to team up with him.

Here’s what you can expect from this first volume collecting the entire first story arc:

The Isles of Los Angeles 2089: humanity is addicted to technology. Getting a virtual buzz is the only thing left to live for, and gangsters run it all. Who do these gangsters turn to when they need their rule enforced? Constables Led Dent and Debbie Decay are about to be given a job that will force them out of the familiar squalor of LA and into the last tech-less country on Earth: The Garden Nation of Tokyo.

Do yourself a favor folks and pick up TOKYO GHOST Vol. 1 this week if you have not been reading this monthly. Once you do, let’s talk about how sweet it is. 

Words by Jason Furie

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